Simply the best game ever (Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars (PS))

Member Name: Clarafm

Product:	Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars (PS)
Date:	25/03/09 (33 review reads)
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Advantages: Beautiful music, fantastic characters, amazing story, just generally perfect!.

Disadvantages: Some of the puzzles may be a little difficult

This is the game that got me into the point and click adventure game genre. I was about 11 at the time and my mum bought Broken Sword for my dads birthday, he'd been raving about it for ages so I decided to try it out and instantly loved it.

The game begins with George Stobbart, an American tourist in Paris, enjoying a cup of coffee in a little cafe when all of a sudden he finds himself thrown into an almighty adventure along with his new found friend, Nico.

The game is full of twists and turns and although there is no fighting or real action sequences, there are a couple of points where the characters can die so it's always best to save game at regular intervals.

By modern standards the graphics would be described as poor, although they were fantastic for their time and I still love them, the backgrounds are very detailed and the characters move and talk realistically. The acting is great and you really find yourself warming to certain characters and viewing them as your friends (yes, how sad am I? lol).

The music throughout the game is beautiful and atmospheric, it definitely adds to the story and the sound effects are fantastic also.

As with most Adventure games, there are a few points where you'll find yourself getting increasingly frustrated with certain puzzles, but most of them are logical and easily solved with a bit of thought. There was very little 'pixel hunting' and most objects you needed could be easily found and added to your inventory (check out Georges never-ending pockets!!).

This game would be great for anyone who likes adventures and history, it can probably be picked up quite cheap these days so it's well worth a look, in my eyes the Broken Sword games are the best game series out there so take a chance on this game and you'll wonder how you'd gone all these years without playing it!.

Summary: The game that everybody should have played at least once in their life!.